caulis

noun plural -les (-liːz)

rare the main stem of a plant

Word Origin for caulis

C16: from Latin

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Examples from the Web for caulis

Historical Examples of caulis

Caulis: the funicle of antenna: the corneous basal part of jaws.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
John. B. Smith
Its stalk affords an excellent example of the caulis anceps.
The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 13
William Curtis
In the middle ages the general literary term throughout Europe was coles (or colis) from caulis, a stalk, and virga, a rod.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 5 (of 6)
Havelock Ellis

Word Origin and History for caulis

"stem or stalk of a plant," Latin; see cole.